The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-05
GLOECKLER'S SAD FATE.
lie MEETS DEATH sTRdNGELY ON HIS
BEDDING NIGHT

wrddinr Guests Scnt Home aud the Bride
Lctt Discon.oiate Next Morntun the
Groon,'s Dead Bodv 10 Found On the Beach
Murdered Probably, but by whcms
John Gloeckler, "a years old, a bill collec-
tor for Reade street publishing house. who
lived In South Brooklyn. came to this civ Mon.
day morning to draw from the Gorlnnnia Sav-
ings Bank 5000 Of his money to buy the furni-
nituro with which himself and his expecant
bride were to sct UP housekeeping He wns to
be married Monday evening. He did not re-
turn. and yesterday morning his dead body
was found upon tho sands 10 front Of tho Bath
Beach Hotel, ut Bath. Long Island.
Gloeckler was a big. good -naturod German,
who came to tho country six years ago as tho
adopted son Of Mrs. Caroline Sem OF 944
Thirty sixth street, Brooklyn. Ho was for
long time head bartender In the saloon In the
Sea Beach Railroad depot on Third avenue.
Brooklyn. He was very popular. Recently he
left the saloon business and became bill col
lector. He was thrifty fellow and had con-
siderable money In the bank.
Two or three years after coming to this
country he mot the niece Of his foster mother.
Miss Hattie digger. who lived with her mother
and brothers and sisters at 256 Prospect ave-
nue.. Gloeckier foil In love with Hattie and
Hattie fell in love with him, and In short
time they were engaged to be married. But
Hattie was only 10 years old at the time. and
it was only after the long pleading Of the
lovers that her mother consented to her
daughters marriage at the age OILS.
Gloeckler and Hattie had rooms already
rented and partly furnished at $50 Seventeenth
street. The carpets were down, dishes in the
pantry. pictures on the walls. and Hattie had
there. All that was wanting was tho furniture.
and ,Gloecker started out to get tins on his
ions Wien lie loft tile tie house in the morning:
Then he went around to see his tancee. and a1.
tod her what he WAS k going to AZ too; SaS
get better bargains, Besides he wanted te
be vas going to got about 5000 worth.
IL will be back before four in the afternoon"
he said. He left the house about II in the
When o'clock came and Gloeckler didn't re-
turn. Hattie and her mother and her sister
the wedding. wore not alarmed at all; but
when o'clock and 2 o'clock and 2 o'clock lock
ss Ss hs and
Ter appeared. they all became very anxious.
Guests began to arrive, the musicians T, ms were
ding presents began to be crowded. Most mo-
tieoable was the bridegr9SSm's gift to the bride.
chamber. dressed in her wedding gown. II was
not n magnificent aifair..mado simply Of white
embroidery trimmed with gros grain ribbon
O'Clock, and then the bridegroom's absence was
With awkward apologies. the wedding supper
remained untasted, and the musicians finally
went sTn N t S'hSSt syns s Useph stehn
whose father keeps saloon at the corner Of
Bath and Benson avenues. in Bath. L. /, got
ran down Benson avenue to the bay to pick up
drift wood on the shore He saw. almost In.
VNtpr
in front of the Bath Beach Hotel. He drew
nearer and saw that It was the body Of man.
lie ran back home and told his father, who was
yet abed His father told him to 20 back and
The dead mans face was covered with blood,
and blood was running from his eyes, ears. and
nose But 4 from sand s scratches SPSn
eye. This did not seem sufficient to have
caused cay! death Eat and 1t might have been the re-
MIR: Furneil Of Furnell's Hotel. Bath. at once
ia ahs 9od ha Island
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He did not lind Williams there, and the latter
sHys no db not see the man at ALL Nobody
Gioecklers. Acting Coroner Bennett Wardeil Of
Bay Ridge arrived during tho morning and
took the body to his .morgue. A thorough
search Of the clothing failed TO show any watch
Gloeckler's wedding ring and contained In a
clasp his sweetheart's hair. or u gold locket
which 1t was known he had with Hattie's pic
ture in it. All that was found were three hand
kerchiofs, one Of VIII ich is said not to have been
wet. some keys and a clasp knife.
Mrs. Sem heard the news and came and
wept over her adopted sons body. She told
Miss Dilgcr what had happened, and the young
dell will hold an inquest this evening. A post
mortem will he made to-day.
Gloeckler is declared by all who knew him
to have been an extremely temperate young
man. and never to have been seen drunk.
They didn't believe that he fell into the water
when drunk. or that he drowned himself be-
cause he got drunk and spent all the money
which he Is supposed to have drawn from the
bank.